Former Bridgeport councilman charged with illegally investigating Marion County murder case

Former Bridgeport councilman charged with misdemeanor

L.J. Maxey was allegedly private investigator work without a license.

Former Bridgeport councilman charged with illegally investigating Marion County murder case

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — A former Bridgeport City Council member and current member of Bridgeport's Fire Civil Service Commission has been charged in Marion County. On Oct. 23, troopers with the Marion County detachment of the West Virginia State Police received information from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office that Lowell Maxey, 73, of Bridgeport, was conducting interviews for a law office without a valid private investigator's license, ac…